Relive the greatest moments of Dwyane Wade’s Heat career ahead of his Hall of Fame moment

What has been known for years will become official by the end of the week.

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a first-ballot Hall of Famer on Saturday night in Springfield, Mass.

Wade, who entered retirement in 2019 after 16 NBA seasons, is widely considered to be the greatest player in Heat history. He’s the Heat’s all-time leader in categories like points, games played, minutes played, assists and steals and is considered one of the top shooting guards in NBA history.

With Wade’s Hall of Fame moment coming soon, we ranked the 10 (plus one) greatest and most memorable moments from his Heat career:

1. 2006 NBA Finals: One of the most impressive NBA Finals performances, period. A 24-year-old Wade averaged 34.7 points on 46.8 percent shooting, 7.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game to lead the Heat back from a 2-0 series deficit against the Dallas Mavericks for the franchise’s first NBA championship. The defining moment of that Finals came in Game 3 — with Miami already down 2-0 in the series — when Wade scored 12 points in the final seven minutes to rally the Heat from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit. “I ain’t going out like this!” Wade famously said during a timeout right before the Heat’s Game 3 comeback. He was named the 2006 Finals MVP.

2. “This is my house” game-winner: Wade was incredible throughout this game on March 9, 2009, finishing with 48 points on 15-of-21 shooting, six rebounds, 12 assists, four steals and three blocks in a 130-127 double-overtime win over the Chicago Bulls at then-AmericanAirlines Arena. But Wade’s final shot of the game is what makes this one of the most memorable nights of his career, as he stole the ball from John Salmons and sprinted down the court to make a one-legged game-winning three-pointer as time expired to break a 127-127 tie. What ensued became an iconic Heat moment, as he jumped on the scorer’s table and yelled, “This is my house!”

3. 2013 NBA Finals: This resulted in Wade’s third NBA championship, but it was particularly meaningful because of the knee issues he dealt with on the way to this title — the second championship during the Big 3 era. Wade had his left knee drained before Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs and dealt with three bone bruises around his right knee late in the regular season that also bothered him during the playoffs. Still, Wade went on to average 19.6 points, four rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in the seven-game series, including a 32-point performance in a Game 4 road win.

4. 2012 NBA Finals: The first championship during the Heat’s Big 3 era and the second of Wade’s career. After falling behind 1-0 in the NBA Finals to a talented Oklahoma City Thunder team led by Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, the Heat went on to win four straight to end the series after just five games. Wade averaged 22.6 points, six rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the 2012 Finals.

5. Memorable playoff debut: Wade’s standout rookie season culminated with a standout debut in the NBA playoffs. In Game 1 of the Heat’s first-round series against the New Orleans Hornets on April 18, 2004, a 22-year-old Wade used a crossover to get by Baron Davis on his way to hitting a game-winning floater with just one second left in the fourth quarter to lift the Heat to an 81-79 win. Wade went on to average 18 points on 45.5 percent shooting, four rebounds and 5.6 assists per game during Miami’s 13-game run in the 2004 playoffs before being eliminated in the second round by the Indiana Pacers.

6. Makes Heat return: While Wade spent most of his NBA career with the Heat, he did leave after a contract dispute to sign with the Chicago Bulls in the 2016 offseason. But Wade eventually returned. The Cleveland Cavaliers, which acquired Wade prior to the start of the 2017-18 season, traded Wade back to the Heat for a heavily protected future second-round pick on Feb. 8, 2018. One day later, Wade began his second stint with the Heat in an emotional and celebratory environment at then-AmericanAirlines Arena. He finished with just three points on 1-of-6 shooting in the Heat’s 91-85 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, but he still found a way to leave his mark on the game with an important block with 31.7 seconds remaining to preserve a four-point lead.

7. A triple-double send-off: The Heat’s regular-season finale on April 10, 2019 against the Nets in Brooklyn was one that could have easily been forgotten, considering Miami entered the game already eliminated from playoff contention. But Wade made it an all-time Heat moment. In the final game of Wade’s Hall of Fame career, he finished with a triple-double stat line of 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in front of an energized Barclays Center crowd that included Banana Boat crew members and friends LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul. Making it even more special was the fact Wade clinched the triple-double on an assist to longtime teammate and close friend Udonis Haslem. It went down as the fifth triple-double of Wade’s NBA career, his first triple-double since Feb. 4, 2011 and a fitting ending to his Hall of Fame career.

8. The “One Last Dance” game-winner: Another big moment during Wade’s final NBA season happened on the night of Feb. 27, 2019, when hit a dramatic game-winning three-pointer as time expired to lift the Heat to a 126-125 win over the Golden State Warriors at then-AmericanAirlines Arena. With Miami down two, Wade took a pass from Dion Waiters, had his first shot blocked, retrieved the ball out of the air and banked in an off-balance straightaway 25-foot three at the buzzer. Wade was then smothered by teammates before jumping on the scorer’s table and pounding his chest in celebration. He finished that game with 25 points and seven rebounds.

9. “Purple Shirt Guy” game: With the Heat trailing 3-2 and facing elimination in its first-round playoff series against the Charlotte Hornets, Wade found some extra motivation in an unexpected place on April 29, 2016. With a Hornets fan wearing a long-sleeve purple shirt spending most of the fourth quarter of Game 6 telling Wade he should retire, Wade went on to score 10 of his 23 points in the final period to lead the Heat to a 97-90 win in Charlotte and force a Game 7. The Heat went on to rout the Hornets 106-73 in Game 7 in Miami to advance to the second round, where the Heat was eliminated by the Toronto Raptors in seven games.

10. A career-high 55 points: During his 16 NBA seasons, Wade scored 50 or more points in a game just three times. The most points he ever scored in a game came during the same season he won the scoring title (30.2 points). With just days left in the 2008-09 regular season, Wade totaled a career-high 55 points on 19-of-30 shooting from the field and 6-of-12 shooting on threes in a 122-105 win over the Knicks in Miami on April 12, 2009.

Bonus: A “Welcome Back” game-winner: In just his sixth game back with the Heat after the trade from the Cavaliers, Wade made a game-winning jumper over Ben Simmons with 5.9 seconds to play to lift the Heat to a dramatic 102-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers at then-AmericanAirlines Arena on Feb. 27, 2018. Wade finished that night with 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Making the night even more meaningful was the fact this game-winner came days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Wade wrote the name of Joaquin Oliver, who was one of the students killed in the shooting and was buried wearing a Wade jersey, on his shoes before the game. It was like I was playing with angels in the outfield,” Wade said after his game-winner against Philadelphia. “… Our state and our city, we needed this. I definitely felt like my shots were being guided.”